Game 15: Saints @ Packers- Monday, Dec. 23rd 7:15 PM

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Malik Willis sighting. Probably could’ve been earlier. 

[HarveysWBs]

Just now, ReverendBrewmeister said:

Malik Willis sighting. Probably could’ve been earlier. 

I would’ve felt better about pulling him earlier, too, but I kinda like that they kept him out there to work on the deep ball a little. A few guys were getting dinged up, though, so it was a slight concern.

[Underachiever]

Willis-Reed!

[yourout]

We've got a leap.

[HarryDoyle]

There's the Leap.

[HarveysWBs]

This result should pad the old Pythagorean record a smidge. So we got that going for us.

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Great capper touchdown drive. Good number of backups performed well tonight. Really like the rushing offense functioning so well, coupled with the passing game. Need to get that all in sync for a playoff run. 

[wOOgiE22]

Malik Willis has been a pleasant surprise this year. Nice to have confidence in your back up qb compared to years past. 

[yourout]

4 minutes ago, wOOgiE22 said:

Malik Willis has been a pleasant surprise this year. Nice to have confidence in your back up qb compared to years past. 

And he brings a bit different skill set in that he can do some things with his feet. 

But he really does throw a decent ball

[CheezWizHed]

Nice.  An Oladapo sighting.

[CheezWizHed]

And we get the shut-out to top it also. 

[HarveysWBs]

Go hard next week. The only thing left to prove is they can get a win over one of the elite. For a young team, there’s likely to be a gulf between what you think you can do and what you know you can do. Get a win in Minnesota and you close that gulf—the sky would be the limit.

[wallus]

Darn near a bye week.... the Aints are back

[HarryDoyle]

10 minutes ago, wallus said:

Darn near a bye week.... the Aints are back

And the way next year's schedule is set up, we'll most likely get 'em again in Lambeau. Nice to be a potential 13 win team and have a third place schedule next season.

[HarveysWBs]

5 minutes ago, HarryDoyle said:

And the way next year's schedule is set up, we'll most likely get 'em again in Lambeau. Nice to be a potential 13 win team and have a third place schedule next season.

Nice bonus, since we’ll be drafting at the end of every round.

[OldHeidelberg]

The Saints last night were easily the worst offense we have seen all year but always nice to get a shutout. Love had a few too many bad throws, I don't think it was the weather but maybe. He didn't trust himself to pass up the sure thing underneath for a potential TD to Watson on 4th down, that was sort of odd as he saw Watson for sure. Hope Watson is OK but it didn't look too serious. Huge game next week, we cannot get swept by both Lions and Vikings.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

The Vikings are at home with a lot more to play for than GB. I think the Packers should be resting/light work anyone who is aching.  I don't really care if they win next week tbh. I would much rather see patchwork Detroit have to play a wild card game than see the Packers beat the Vikings in Week 17.

[OldHeidelberg]

27 minutes ago, OldSchoolSnapper said:

The Vikings are at home with a lot more to play for than GB. I think the Packers should be resting/light work anyone who is aching.  I don't really care if they win next week tbh. I would much rather see patchwork Detroit have to play a wild card game than see the Packers beat the Vikings in Week 17.

With Washington on our heels there is a good chance we will need to win both these games to avoid the 7 seed. I don't want any lay down games, keep the team focused and sharp heading into playoffs.  

[adambr2]

Washington will own the tiebreaker over us if they win out and we split our remaining tow games. With two much more winnable games against either the NFC West or South champs, I think a first round matchup in Philly is something we’d certainly be wise to avoid.

[homer]

You could argue that the Packers have been the best team in the NFL since their bye week. I don't care who GB faces in the playoffs. Bring it on.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

48 minutes ago, homer said:

You could argue that the Packers have been the best team in the NFL since their bye week. I don't care who GB faces in the playoffs. Bring it on.

I'm with you. And I don't really get the obsession with avoiding certain teams anyway. The Packers will be 6 or 7, on the road against a loaded NFC field regardless. We've fallen flat as a 1 seed so many times. 

The path people are likely "hoping to get" is the Rams, followed by the Lions, followed by the Eagles. It's not going to be easy any way it falls.

That said, Detroit needs a week off the most. So I would like to not see that happen.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

And I think Washington is going to lose a game anyway.

[OldHeidelberg]

I am not too thrilled with going to Philly and then Detroit while the Vikings get Tampa and then the Wash-LAR winner. Most years I would agree it doesn't matter but I think this is a year where fighting for every seed could pay off. Let Wash take another crack at Philly first.

[Fear The Chorizo]

2 hours ago, homer said:

You could argue that the Packers have been the best team in the NFL since their bye week. I don't care who GB faces in the playoffs. Bring it on.

Nobody will want to have to beat this Packers team in the playoffs - if Love plays well and Jacobs is healthy they're the most dangerous team in the league.  

That isn't me being a homer, they are that talented offensively with a pretty solid defense.  

 

[HarryDoyle]

People can talk all they want about being the best team in the NFL, which I don't think they are at all, but the fact is this team hasn't proven they can beat any of the big boys we're going to be seeing in the playoffs (0-4 against Minnesota, Detroit and Philadelphia) so of course you would like to see an inferior team in the wild card round first.